Monticello traffic stop leads to felony drug possession charge

MONTICELLO — A Monticello man was charged with felony drug possession after a traffic stop Tuesday, village police said.

An officer knew David Hoeffener, 49, had a suspended license when he was seen driving on Hillside Avenue around 3 p.m., police said.

While arresting Hoeffener, police said they found a crack pipe. At the police station, he was seen trying to hide something in his sock, police said, and they recovered a plastic bag with 1 gram of crack.